Biomedical Scientist Blood Sciences

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in Chertsey is seeking a Biomedical Scientist for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves working in the Blood Sciences Department, focusing on Hematology and Blood Transfusion services, with a commitment to a training program to ensure competency. Candidates should possess a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and HCPC registration. Competitive development opportunities are offered in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience of a Blood Sciences laboratory.
• Knowledge of laboratory IT systems.
• Awareness of clinical significance of laboratory findings.

Responsibilities

• Liaise closely with the line manager to provide high quality technical service.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with staff.
• Deliver a high quality Blood Sciences Service to users.

Skills

Customer focused service

Technical processes knowledge

Good communication skills

Ability to prioritize work

Multi-tasking skills

Ability to cope in stressful situations

Education

BSc or equivalent qualification in Biomedical Sciences

HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist

IBMS Certificate of Competence

Job description

Job summary

12-Month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and well-motivated recently registered HCPC Biomedical Scientist to join the Blood Sciences Department at St Peter's Hospital. Predominantly with a Haematology background you will be expected to work collaboratively in a Blood Sciences team, supporting haematology, Blood Transfusion, and haemostasis services. You will be expected to complete a training programme to ensure competency before working unsupervised.

Main duties of the job

Once trained and competency is achieved the successful post holder will work in rotation with other staff in all sections of the laboratory, namely routine Biochemistry, routine Haematology, haemostasis and Blood Transfusion. The laboratory is well equipped with, Abbott Ci Chemistry analysers, Alinity HQ and HS, Immucor IRIS Blood Group analyser. The Blood Sciences department at SPH provides a centralised Special Coagulation service for the BSPS network. This highly specialised section uses Werfen ACL TOPs analysers.

The Laboratory is UKAS accredited, has training status and is committed to continuing staff development, working towards a fully integrated multidisciplinary model. Therefore, you will progress through a program of training to become a fully competent multidisciplinary BMS.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• The postholder will liaise closely with the line manager in providing a high quality technical service that builds on the standards defined by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service and ISO 15189:2012.
• They will be expected to develop and maintain close working relationships with all grades of staff both technical and medical to ensure the effective delivery of the technical service.
• Having completed your IBMS registration portfolio you will be trained to achieve highly specialist knowledge, interpretive skills to operate complex analysers and IT in order to deliver a high quality Blood Sciences Service to our users.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc or equivalent qualification in Biomedical Sciences
• HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist
• IBMS Certificate of Competence

Desirable

• Specialist courses relevant to Biochemistry service
• Specialist courses relevant to Haematology service

Experience

Essential

• Experience of a Blood Sciences laboratory
• Knowledge of laboratory IT systems
• Ability to provide technical and scientific advice for own discipline.
• Awareness of clinical significance of laboratory findings and implications for patients.

Desirable

• Training / presentation skills
• Dealing with manufacturers and suppliers
• Ability to review anomalous / unexpected findings and take further appropriate action

Knowledge

Essential

• Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
• Understanding of relationship between laboratory investigations and clinical practice
• Understanding of robust quality management system, internal & external

Desirable

• Experience with laboratory automation

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate you are able to provide a customer focussed service
• Demonstrate knowledge of technical processes
• Demonstrate good multi-tasking skills, prioritisation skills and initiative
• Demonstrate you are able to prioritise own work and direct others
• Demonstrate good communication skills
• Demonstrate you are able to cope in both stressful and pressurised situations

Desirable

• Able to troubleshoot in all laboratory areas

Other Requirements

Essential

• Able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable and trustworthy
• Ability to travel between Trust sites
• Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the team, the service and the Trust

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.